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Break Through Overground

by bee

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1.
Did you think that it couldn’t happen Right here, to you Now you’re that somebody else And it’s so real, you can’t believe it’s true In the half-light of your shadow past You will find it hiding Through the seasons never meant to last You will feel it Believe it Now the plans you made have blown away Like so many grains of sand Here you are with the dues you’ve paid And you start again from scratch In the half-light of your shadow past You will find it hiding Through the seasons never meant to last You will feel it Believe it Oh yeah, come on, take it easy, baby, it’s alright We can take our time We’ve got mountains yet to climb And all the things you thought would stop you You step right over Oh yeah, come on, take it easy, baby, it’s alright
2.
If I were you and you were me Is this how you would like to be? You can't say that it's all right If you were me and I were you Is this what I should do to you? Do you think that's what you'd like? I've been waiting so long Please don't make me crawl Birdy Deluxe Superstar I've walked the streets of town all night And come home with the morning light I can't face the cold at home I wake up drunk in afternoon Dreaming of a honeymoon I don't want to be alone I've been dreaming so hard Please don't let me fall Birdy Deluxe Superstar And I can't think of nothing else I want in the world When I dream of love Super Birdy Deluxe, you're the girl If boys were girls and girls were boys Could we cut out all the noise? Do we have just what it takes? If girls were boys and boys were girls Do you think we could change the world? Do we learn from our mistakes?
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Disappear 03:23
There are things that you can see And things that you conceive in your mind There are things that you believe And things that you should leave behind I can’t run away But I can’t stay this way When I disappear You won’t shed a tear That’s why I’m crying now And why I’m leaving here There are things that need to change It’s going to come with pain, but it’s all right There’s a storm inside my head over what I’ve left unsaid It’s a fight I can’t run away But I can’t stay this way When I disappear You won’t shed a tear That’s why I’m crying now And why I’m leaving here Any day now, I’ll be gone
4.
You've got a wandering eye I noticed right away And I try to let it slide When you make me feel this way Spinning around in circles Spinning around in circles over you I wonder what makes you so untrue You use me up like I was trash And I just do for you Use me up and spit me out like a cigarette butt on the ground Never once you even thought You’re the sun I revolve around Spinning around in circles Spinning around in circles over you When you know the way I feel Then I'll try to make it real Spinning around in circles Spinning around in circles over you
5.
You keep making like you say you're sorry, But that don't make it all right You keep making like you'll change tomorrow, But it won't make me feel right I heard you twice the first time I've been in love with a lie You can make it like you've been around, But I know that you're not there You can make it like you've been out of town, But it still don't matter where I don't think I can get by I've been in love with a lie You can say that you still believe in me, But it won't make me come home You can tell me that you don't want me leaving, But, baby, now you're on your own I've got no tears left to cry I've been in love with a lie I've been in love before, but I never did anything right To God above you swore, and you lied You can tell me about all you've been thinking Until my eyes go blind You can tell me that you're finished with drinking You still can't change my mind I think I'm gonna get by You'll see me waving goodbye
6.
There's a moon in the desert Painted on the bottom of the sky Looking down on a man A little scared and wondering why Can I find me some peace If I dream a little harder, or not? Can you give me all you got? Gimme all you got There once was a woman Filling up all my soul Where there once was a woman Now there's just an empty hole But I believe to my soul We could change a lot If you'd give me all you've got Gimme all you got Prepared to believe Never thought my faith could leave Now I need all you've got I'm going to the mountain And I'll be carrying my cross If I come again, will you shelter me if I'm still lost? Will you give me all you've got? Reaching for my faith Feels like it's slipping away Now I need all you've got Gonna dig down deep and give it one more shot Gimme all you got
7.
Smile 02:06
You can wait for your heart to break See how much it can take You can wait for your eyes to dry Have they ever been so blind? Take off those shoes and walk a mile I wonder if I’ll ever see your smile You’ve been walking lonely streets at night Wondering if you’ll ever make things right Even if you found a way to turn back time Are you so sure of what you’d find? There’s so much that I don’t know I don’t know if I can let her go It might take a while I miss her smile
8.
The rain is coming down Like so many pieces of shattered dreams And when the sky clears we’ll be left with nothing Unless we get up on our feet We’re gonna rise up We’re gonna move it up We’re gonna build it up To get where we should be Changes start with you and me We’ve seen the damage storms can do So now let’s make our move We can change this weather if we join together And seize the opportunity We’re gonna shout it out We’re gonna use our clout We’re gonna move it out To get what we need Make a difference, you and me I know that it’s a fool who waits forever And never takes his chance So where’s the danger in speaking out Taking a stand The sun’s behind the clouds Because apathy abounds But will you ever find yourself in sunshine? Brother, it’s up to you We’re gonna rise up We’re gonna move it up We’re gonna build it up To get where we should be Make a difference, you and me
9.
My Twin Bed 04:00
Lyrics :: I should have a double, or even a queen But 'til now there wasn't a need I'm thinking, “more room, more fun” But you're the one for me, my little twin bed Our legs hanging over my twin bed Bringing us closer, my twin bed It’s as big as a king when you’re not around And it’s bringing me down You don't seem to mind it Perhaps you find it a challenge we can manage I'm so glad you're friends You and my little twin bed You've got a queen size at your place And it's so nice to play in But the size of your mattress scares me It brings to mind all the men who've been there before me I feel much safer in my little twin bed Our legs hanging over my twin bed Bringing us closer My twin bed It’s as big as the ocean when you’re not around I’m thinking I’ll drown When you're away, I can't stay warm I sleep on my stomach My pillows are all messed up from you being gone But it won't be long 'til you return to us, me and my twin bed Our legs hanging over my twin bed Bringing us closer My twin bed It’s as big as a king when you’re not around And it’s bringing me down
10.
Crow 03:39
You said I had promise, wasn’t it kept? You’ll do anything for money, won’t you? Yes There’s no use in crying, and I won’t I’ve been eating crow since before we met There ain’t nothing you’ve shown me that I ain’t seen yet Cry, baby, cry It’s about time you wept For all of your sins and all your regrets Purge your soul of all of your black shame I’ve been eating crow since before we met There ain’t nothing you’ve shown me that I ain’t seen yet I’ll tell you the truth, can you handle it? I know no shame; much too late for that Got no fear of dying, and I won’t I’ve been eating crow since before we met There ain’t nothing you’ve shown me that I ain’t seen yet
11.
Hello Sun Looking through old photographs At folks who aren't here no more And friends that I don't even know And I notice we don't smile the way we did back then Something in our eyes has changed I know I'm not the same I know, and now I'm wide awake I’ve been to one too many funerals to take it all so seriously Hey, it's only life And if I could just find myself a little peace of mind Then everything would be all right I know we’re not the same I know it’s late to change Hello, Moon Hello, Sun I’m back among the living Hello, Earth Hello, Sky I’m back to be forgiven Once again Burying our feelings in the ground and in the leather-bound scrapbooks inside our hearts If we don't start living soon, I don't know when we'll ever start I know it’s not the same I know it’s late for change
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about

bee is a new pop band with a set of sinfully catchy and rocking melodies. It is the brainchild of faceman Nicholas Markos, who has built a significant reputation with solo records and performances.
If you think Bon Iver, Steely Dan, or Smashing Pumpkins are the greatest band of all time, you're probably in the wrong place. But if you love U2, David Gray, Pete Townshend, The Killers, or Van Morrison, prepare to dig these melodies.

Markos's live-performance credits include opening sets for Bob Dylan, Curve, Melissa Etheridge, The The, the Violent Femmes, Todd Rundgren, Roger McGuinn, Squeeze, Glenn Frey, 10,000 Maniacs, and many others.

Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune calls him "one of Chicago's Most Promising Performers," and Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times said of his most recent work, "A slave to no genre, the ridiculously prolific Nicholas Markos brings to mind a hipper underground version of David Gray. He could be dangerous."

bee features a powerful cast of musicians, including drummer Todd Sucherman (Brian Wilson, Styx), bassist Eddie Carlson (Poi Dog Pondering), backing vocalist Kathy Jo Warden, drummers Mike Zelenko (Material Issue), Howie Kantoff (Poster Children), Mark Schwarz (David Singer & the Sweet Science), and Matthew Payne (Hot Glue Gun).

Fresh, sing-along melodies like the driving hook of "Birdy Deluxe Superstar" and the inspiring "Oh Yeah Come On Take It Easy Baby It's Alright" are irresistible hits that make you want to put the top down and turn up the radio on a summer day.

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released September 1, 2005

Musicians
Nicholas Markos: vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, percussion
Matthew Payne: Drums, backing vocals, percussion
George Kalantzis: Guitar, backing vocals, percussion
Marcos Sueiro: Keyboards, backing vocals, percussion
Kathy Jo Warden Varco: vocals
Ken Janssen: Percussion
Mark Schwarz: bass
Nikki Rich: vocals
Melinda Banks: vocals
Eddie Carlson: bass
Howie Kantoff: Drums
Mike Zelenko: Drums
Todd Sucherman: Drums
Engineering & Recording Oversight
Timothy Powell at MetroMobile Recording
The Hitmaker at the beehive
Ken Janssen at The Chancellor Studios
Marcos Sueiro at World of Wires
Mastering by Mark Schwarz.

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bee Chicago, Illinois

Pop music to heal your soul, move your tuchis, and color your dreams.
If you believe if the power of a song to change your day, your mood or your life, bee is for you.
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